How Do I Breathe: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Mario

F major
4/4
100 BPM
Easy

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Learn it

How Do I Breathe written out as piano music: the V – ii – vi – IV loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

How Do I Breathe chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

Bar	Chord	Numeral	Notes
1	C	V	C E G
2	Gm	ii	G Bb D
3	Dm	vi	D F A
4	Bb	IV	Bb D F

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the C – Gm – Dm – Bb chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

Questions about How Do I Breathe

Does the sheet music for How Do I Breathe have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in How Do I Breathe?

The loop is C – Gm – Dm – Bb (V – ii – vi – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is How Do I Breathe in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in How Do I Breathe?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is How Do I Breathe easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.